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  2. Universal approximation theorem - Wikipedia

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    Also, certain non-continuous activation functions can be used to approximate a sigmoid function, which then allows the above theorem to apply to those functions. For example, the step function works. In particular, this shows that a perceptron network with a single infinitely wide hidden layer can approximate arbitrary functions.

  3. Fisherian runaway - Wikipedia

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    The peacock tail in flight, the classic example of an ornament assumed to be a Fisherian runaway. Fisherian runaway or runaway selection is a sexual selection mechanism proposed by the mathematical biologist Ronald Fisher in the early 20th century, to account for the evolution of ostentatious male ornamentation by persistent, directional female choice.

  4. AP Biology - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States. For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greater focus on "scientific practices".

  5. Approximately continuous function - Wikipedia

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    A fundamental result in the theory of approximately continuous functions is derived from Lusin's theorem, which states that every measurable function is approximately continuous at almost every point of its domain. [4] The concept of approximate continuity can be extended beyond measurable functions to arbitrary functions between metric spaces.

  6. Function approximation - Wikipedia

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    Several progressively more accurate approximations of the step function. An asymmetrical Gaussian function fit to a noisy curve using regression.. In general, a function approximation problem asks us to select a function among a well-defined class [citation needed] [clarification needed] that closely matches ("approximates") a target function [citation needed] in a task-specific way.

  7. Taylor series - Wikipedia

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    Examples of functions that are not entire include the square root, the logarithm, the trigonometric function tangent, and its inverse, arctan. For these functions the Taylor series do not converge if x is far from b. That is, the Taylor series diverges at x if the distance between x and b is larger than the radius of convergence. The Taylor ...

  8. Padé approximant - Wikipedia

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    Henri Padé. In mathematics, a Padé approximant is the "best" approximation of a function near a specific point by a rational function of given order. Under this technique, the approximant's power series agrees with the power series of the function it is approximating.

  9. Functional derivative - Wikipedia

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    Since is also an arbitrary function, applying the fundamental lemma of calculus of variations to the last line, the functional derivative is = where ρ = ρ ( r ) and f = f ( r , ρ , ∇ ρ ) . This formula is for the case of the functional form given by F [ ρ ] at the beginning of this section.